Type 1 Diabetic Blogs – Latest Posts from the Web

You are NOT alone. This page is a useful tool for browsing the latest blog posts being made by type 1 diabetics across the web. In the main column, read updates from type 1 diabetes blogs and use the left side of the page to access each type 1 diabetic blogger’s profile and their latest blog posts.*Note: MevsDiabetes does not necessarily endorse the opinions found in the posts shown here or on the corresponding web sites. Suggest a blog.

Karen – “Bitter Sweet”Karen lives in Connecticut with her husband, her adorable cat, and “lots and lots of yarn”. Her blog Bitter Sweet is aptly named since it reflects her approach to life as a type 1, recognizing that “life with diabetes isn’t all bad.” Karen’s posts cover everything from looking for a new endocrinologist to her experiences with low blood sugars and sick days. She is an avid knitter and she also runs the blog MostlySelfTaughtKnitter.com, which explains the yarn. Visit Karen’s Blog: “Bitter Sweet”.

Latest Posts by Karen

9-7-2017

Chronic Illness and Mental Health…Mindy is one of those friends who I met online first and immediately became a big fan. She is smart and kind and shares thoughts and emotions courageously. And after meeting her in real life, I…
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9-5-2017

Stars Aligned….What do you call it when a whole bunch of great things happen on one day? When the stars seem to have aligned for one perfect moment? When more good happens than you could ever imagine? Well, I…
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7-10-2017

Running On Autopilot…….Usually when I can do something on autopilot it’s a good thing. It means it has become a part of my routine and I can quickly get the chore done without investing too much brainpower.
But…
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5-24-2017

Eighth Annual #DBlogWeek Wrap Up…I’m a bit late with this year’s Diabetes Blog Week wrap up, but I wanted to make sure we capped things off. And better late than never, right?
This year we had 114 bloggers officially signed up….
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5-19-2017

More Than Diabetes- #DBlogWeek Day 5Time to wrap up another Diabetes Blog Week already? I’m afraid it is, as we’ve reached our final day of DBlogWeek #8. I will do one final wrap up post next week to reflect back on the week, but for…
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The Blame Game – #DBlogWeek Day 3We are halfway through Diabetes Blog Week already! I wanted to take a minute today to send out a thank you to Stacey Simms for including me on her latest episode of Diabetes Connections. If you’d…
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Diabetes and The Unexpected – #DBlogWeek Day 1Welcome to day one of Diabetes Blog Week, Year Eight!! If you’d like to participate but haven’t signed up yet, please do so here (scroll down a bit to find the form). The more the merrier and it’s…
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5-9-2017

Eighth Annual Diabetes Blog Week!When I first started Diabetes Blog Week way back in 2010 I wasn’t sure if anyone would sign up. I was so excited to see how many of you wanted to participate. And each year I become more and more…
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5-2-2017

Grains of Sand……Sometimes I think of the Diabetes Online Community (or DOC) as a huge beach, and each of us are the tiny grains of sand that make up our beach. Sometimes we quietly lay there, sometimes we drift in…
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4-26-2017

May is almost here…..And you know what May means, don’t you? It means Diabetes Blog Week!!
I’ll admit, I’m a little bit behind on things this year. I’ll also admit it has crossed my mind more than once that perhaps…
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4-4-2017

Why Don’t You Change it Out?“Ouch!”
From the moment I inserted the infusion set, it hurt. Not a constant throbbing pain, but a soreness that spiked up every time something brushed up against it.
“That site still hurts?” Pete…
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3-31-2017

Turning a Failure into a Success….Yesterday was not really my best day. I got engrossed in a project and it was late afternoon before I realized the only thing I had to eat or drink was my morning cup of coffee. It’s definitely a…
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3-23-2017

Box of Needles…..When I was in high school, I didn’t want my friends to know I had diabetes. I did everything I could to hide it, pretending I was just like the other kids. But as I went off to college, I felt I…
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1-25-2017

Diabetes Day Off….Pete and I have often discussed giving me a Diabetes Day Off. Of course, it wouldn’t really be a day off from diabetes because that just isn’t about to happen any time soon. But the idea is that…
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1-4-2017

Choosing UnConferenceAbout a year ago I had a decision to make. I could attend JDRF Government Day or I could attend The Diabetes UnConference. They overlapped in 2016 so I could not attend both, as I had in past…
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12-14-2016

Embracing Change…….Remember when my hard drive bit the dust two years ago? I invested in a new PC. A pretty pricy one that was supposed to be great. Except it wasn’t. It was a LEMON. Within a month it was sent out…
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11-28-2016

Between Big and Napping…The other day I was wasting time on Facebook and I came across this . . .
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And I chuckled and thought about how nice it would be to take a nap and then I…
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10-14-2016

Why I SHOULDN’T do the Big Blue Test…The Big Blue Test starts today, and I’m certain you can find numerous posts around the DOC telling you why you should participate. But it’s Friday and I’m tired and cranky and probably need some…
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10-13-2016

What Would You Do If . . . .When I was a tween . . . well . . . when I was a tween the word “tween” didn’t exist, actually. But that’s beside the point. Anyway, when I was a tween we had a favorite game at sleepovers called…
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10-7-2016

When Worlds Collide – #AADE16My world is the patient world, the Person With Diabetes world. So when I decided to attend the AADE Annual Meeting this year, I was a little bit nervous. Sure, I’ve been to plenty of conferences….
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9-21-2016

Shopping my Yard . . . .I’m a haphazard gardener. Pete says I love the planting and I love the harvesting but I hate the tending. He isn’t wrong. But as he started tending my neglected garden, he found the garden upkeep…
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8-31-2016

Tune-Out . . . .This isn’t Diabetes Burnout. At least this isn’t what burnout looks like for me. But there is definitely something going on. And I’ve realized it’s best described as Diabetes Tune-out.
When I’m…
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8-8-2016

Four Lows, A High and A Snuggly Cat . . .Last night I slept without a sensor. I’ll be traveling later in the week and delayed inserting my new sensor so its life will span the entire time I’m sleeping solo in a hotel room. I don’t know…
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7-28-2016

Diabetes Around the World . . . .I’ve been leading DiabetesSisters Virtual PODS for almost two years now. I love getting together each month to discuss diabetes with women all over the United States. I’ve learned so much from each…
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7-26-2016

Feeding the Mind – #cwdffl16 Part 2 . . .In my last post I talked about how Friends for Life is very much a social occasion for me. Spending time with my d-family is important for my mental health and happiness. But Friends for Life is…
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7-19-2016

Feeding the Soul – #cwdffl16 Part 1 . . .In 2011, Pete and I attended our first CWD Friends for Life. And we happily went back for the following three years. But last year, we decided Pete deserved a vacation that DIDN’T revolve around…
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6-21-2016

Eight . . .Eight years ago today I started Bitter-Sweet. Yes, there are a few posts written in the beginning of 2008, but those were originally published over at TuDiabetes back when members had the capability…
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6-20-2016

Insulin for Syrians #insulin4allIt is easy to complain about living with diabetes. It is easy to be frustrated by insurance policies and the hoops we jump through for our diabetes care. It is easy to be angry about how much of…
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